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 Worksheet – Class 9 Economics Chapter 11: Why Choices Matter – The Basics of Economics Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) What is scarcity? Why do choices arise in economics? Give one example of limited resources. What are unlimited wants? Define opportunity cost. What is a trade-off? Who are economists? What is production? What is consumption? What is distribution? Name any one central problem of an economy. What is a market economy? What is a planned economy? What is a mixed economy? What is welfare? Section B – Short Answer Questions (2–3 marks each) Explain scarcity with an example. Why are human wants unlimited? What do you understand by opportunity cost? Give an example. Explain the concept of trade-off. What is the role of economists? Define production, distribution, and consumption. What is meant by “What to produce”? Explain “How to produce”. What does “For whom to produce” mean? Give two features of a market economy. Give two features of a centrally planned econ...

  Worksheet – Class 9 History Chapter 7: The Vedic Age Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) What are the two phases of the Vedic Age? Name the earliest Veda. Who gave the Arctic Theory? What does the word “Arya” mean? Name any two rivers of Sapta Sindhu. What is Aryavarta? Who was the head of a family in the Vedic Age? Name the two important assemblies of the Early Vedic Period. What was the main occupation in the Early Vedic Period? Name any one important Vedic god. Section B – Short Answer Questions (2–3 marks each) Explain the Aryan Migration Theory. Who were the Indo-Aryans? Describe the political organization of the Early Vedic Period. Write a short note on the position of women in the Early Vedic Period. What changes took place in the Later Vedic economy? Explain the Varna system. What were yajnas and why were they performed? What is the importance of the Rig Veda? Section C – Long Answer Questions (4–5 marks each) Compare the Early Vedic Period and Later Vedic Period....

  Worksheet – Class 9 Economics Chapter 12: Why Prices Change (Demand and Supply) Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) What mainly determines prices in a market? What happens to price when demand increases? What happens to price when supply increases? Define demand. Define supply. State the law of demand. State the law of supply. What is quantity demanded? What is quantity supplied? What is market equilibrium? Section B – Short Answer Questions (2–3 marks each) Explain any two factors affecting demand. What are price signals for producers? What are price signals for consumers? Define demand curve and its shape. Define supply curve and its shape. What is shift in demand? What is shift in supply? What is surplus? What is shortage? What are externalities? Section C – Long Answer Questions (4–5 marks each) Explain why prices change in a market. Describe the law of demand with example. Explain the law of supply with example. Explain market equilibrium with diagram (optional). Exp...

 Worksheet – Class 9 Social Science (Political Science) Chapter 10: Election in Indian Democracy Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) What is an election? Why are elections important in a democracy? What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise? What is a constituency? What is an electoral roll? What is the minimum voting age in India? What does FPTP stand for? Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner? What is the tenure of the Election Commissioner? Name one level at which elections are held in India. Section B – Short Answer Questions (2–3 marks each) State any two features of elections in India. What is the role of elections in ensuring accountability? Explain the meaning of peaceful change of government. What is the difference between MP and MLA? Define electoral system. What is Proportional Representation (PR)? What is the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)? Who prepares the electoral roll? What is the role of an enumerator? What is a coalition government? Section C – Long An...

 Worksheet – Class 9 Social Science (History) Chapter 6: Egyptian & Chinese Civilization Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) Along which river did Egyptian civilization develop? Why is Egypt called the “Gift of the Nile”? Name any one source of information about Egyptian civilization. Who was the ruler of ancient Egypt? Name one important Egyptian god. What is mummification? Which river is called the “Sorrow of China”? Name the earliest Chinese dynasty. Who was the first emperor to unify China? What is sericulture? Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks each) Write two features of Egyptian society. What were pyramids used for? Write two features of Egyptian economy. What is Hieroglyphic script? Name two Chinese dynasties and one feature of each. Why was the Huang He River called the “Sorrow of China”? What is the Mandate of Heaven? Write two features of Chinese economy. What is the Silk Road? Write two reasons for the decline of Egyptian civilization. Section C – Long Answ...

 Worksheet – Class 9 Social Science (History) Chapter 5: Harappan Civilization & Mesopotamian Civilization Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) Who discovered Harappa? Who discovered Mohenjo-daro? What does “Mohenjo-daro” mean? Name one Harappan site in Gujarat. Which site is known for its dockyard? What is the upper part of the Harappan city called? What were Harappan houses made of? Name two crops grown by Harappans. What is Mesopotamia known as? Name the two rivers of Mesopotamian civilization. Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks each) Write any two features of Harappan town planning. What was the function of the Great Bath? What were granaries used for? Name any two important Harappan sites and their features. Describe the drainage system of Harappan cities. What was the main occupation of Harappan people? Write two features of Mesopotamian society. What is a Ziggurat? What is Cuneiform script? Write two reasons for the decline of the Harappan civilization. Section C...

 Worksheet: Economics (Class 9) Chapter 8 – Building Blocks in Economics Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) 1. What is meant by scarcity?  2. Give one example of a scarce resource.  3. What are resources in economics?  4. Name any two types of resources.  5. What is meant by unlimited human wants?  6. Define opportunity cost.  7. What is choice in economics?  8. What is meant by demand?  9. What is supply?  10. What is an economic system?  ________________________________________ Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks each) 1. Explain scarcity at the individual level with an example.  2. What is scarcity at the societal level?  3. Define land, labour, capital, and entrepreneur.  4. Why do economic problems arise?  5. Explain opportunity cost with an example.  6. What is the importance of understanding scarcity? (any two points)  7. Explain the nature of choice in ...

 Worksheet: Social Science  Chapter 9 – Understanding Democracy Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) (Answer in one or two sentences) What is democracy? From which language is the word “democracy” derived? What is meant by “Demos”? What is “Kratos”? Who gave the definition “government of the people, by the people, for the people”? What is meant by universal adult franchise? Name one feature of democracy. What is meant by rule of law? What is a Panchayat? What is a republic? Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks each) Explain any three features of democracy. Who are included in “the people” in a democracy? What were Sabha and Samiti? Write a short note on Panchayati system. What is direct democracy? What is representative democracy? Give any two differences between direct and representative democracy. What is a parliamentary system? What is a presidential system? What is monarchy? Section C – Long Answer (4–5 marks each) Explain the roots of democracy in ancient India. Des...

 Worksheet: History (Class 9) Chapter 4 – The Stone Age: The Earliest People Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) (Answer in one or two sentences) Who were hunter-gatherers? What is meant by a nomadic life? Name one use of fire in early human life. What are microliths? Which period is known as the New Stone Age? Name one Neolithic site in India. What was the main occupation in the Palaeolithic Age? What is domestication of animals? Which age saw the invention of the wheel? What were scrapers used for? Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks) Describe any three features of early humans. Write differences between Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age. What changes took place in the Neolithic Age? Why was fire important for early humans? Explain the importance of stone tools. Section C – Long Answer (4–5 marks) Describe the three stages of the Palaeolithic Period. Explain the major features of the Mesolithic Age. Discuss the importance of agriculture in the Neolithic Age. Explain how the...

 Worksheet: Geography (Class 9) Chapter 3 – The Dynamic Atmosphere and Changing Climate Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) (Answer in one or two sentences) What is the atmosphere? Name the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere. What is climate? What is weather? Define lapse rate. Which layer of the atmosphere contains weather phenomena? What is the ozone layer? What is humidity? What is a tributary? What is carbon footprint? Section B – Short Answer Questions (2–3 marks each) Why is the atmosphere important for life on Earth? Differentiate between weather and climate. Explain any three functions of water vapour. What is atmospheric pressure? How does it change with altitude? Write any three causes of climate change. What is a flash flood? Mention its causes. Explain the role of dust particles in the atmosphere. What are the main features of the troposphere? Section C – Long Answer Questions (4–5 marks each) Describe the structure of the atmosphere with all five layers....

 Worksheet: Geography (Class 9) Chapter 2 – Shaping of the Earth Section A – Very Short Answer (1 mark each) (Answer in one or two sentences) What is meant by shaping of the Earth? Name the two main types of forces responsible for shaping the Earth. What are endogenic forces? What are exogenic forces? Which is the outermost layer of the Earth? What is the main composition of the core? What are tectonic plates? Define weathering. Define erosion. Name any one agent of erosion. Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks each) Differentiate between internal and external forces. Write any two characteristics of the crust. Explain the role of convection currents in the mantle. What happens at a divergent boundary? What is a convergent boundary? Explain physical weathering with an example. How do rivers cause erosion? What are glaciers? How do they shape landforms? Write any two differences between weathering and erosion. What are coastal landforms? Section C – Long Answer (4–5 marks each) Descr...